The Chinese Ghost Month and Chinese Festival

The Chinese Ghost Month is the Chinese 7th lunar month
Chinese Ghost Festival in on the 15th day of 7th lunar month

Chinese Ghost Month is from August 14, 2015 to
September 12, 2015

Chinese Ghost Festival is on August 28, 2015

The Chinese said the gate of the Chinese Hell
will be opened on the first day of Chinese 7th Lunar month at early midnight
every year. The suffering spirits from the Hell are able to return their homes to see their descendants
and enjoy grand feasts. But they have only one month vacation and have to return
the Hell on the last day of the 7th lunar month. Therefore, Chinese call 7th
lunar month is the Ghost Month.

The major event of the Ghost Month is
Chung-Yuan Festival,, which is the 15th lunar day. On the night of 14th lunar day,
floating Water Lanterns will be put down to the river. Chinese think the
legendary hell is
under the ocean. Water Lanterns light up a road to welcome ghosts and spirits to
our world for a dinner feast. The 15th day of Ghost Month is also the birthday
of the Hell
Officer who has right to pardon ghosts. All the ghosts have his permission
to leave the hell for the Chung-Yuan Festival. Therefore, Chinese will prepare
lots of food to treat their ascendant's spirits and homeless ghosts. Some people
call the Chung-Yuan Festival as the Ghost Festival

According to Taoism, Shan-Yuan
(first period of the year) Festival is
on the 15th lunar day of the fist lunar month, which is the
Lantern Festival. Chung-Yuan
(middle period of the year) Festival is on the 15th lunar day of the 7th lunar
month. Xia-Yaun
(last period of the year) Festival. is on the 15th lunar day of the 10th lunar
month.

The 7th lunar day of the 7th lunar month is the
Chinese Valentine Day, which ends up a sad
story. There are many inauspicious signs in the 7th lunar month. many Chinese
don't want to get marred in the Ghost month.